Oakland Cemetery

The Oakland Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dallas, Texas, United States. It originally stood on 180 acres in rural Dallas County 1.5 miles southeast of the county court house when it opened in 1892.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cotton Bowl and Texas Star.

Stadium
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The is an outdoor in , Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as . is situated 1¼ miles north of Oakland Cemetery.

Ferris wheel
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is a Ferris wheel at in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas as its most popular ride. With an overall height of 216 feet, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in from 1985 until the opening of the 250-foot Star of Puebla in Mexico, on 22 July 2013. is situated 1 mile north of Oakland Cemetery.

Railway station
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Station at J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center is an intermodal public transit facility in Dallas, Texas operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit. is situated 1 mile northwest of Oakland Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Dallas and Fair Park.

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is part of , extending south of the I30 east of Downtown, and south of the Trinity River west of it. In its west, across the Trinity River, you will find Oak Cliff, a large, low-income, mainly residential district southwest of downtown.

Neighborhood
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is a recreational and educational complex in , United States, located immediately east of . The 277-acre area is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark; many of the buildings were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936.

Neighborhood
is a historically African-American neighborhood in , Texas. The area, zip code 75215, is bounded by Hatcher St. and S Central Expressway to the North and West, respectively, and goes as far as Municipal St. and Donald St. to its East and South.

Oakland Cemetery

Latitude
32.76322° or 32° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
-96.75789° or 96° 45′ 28″ west
Elevation
430 feet (131 metres)
Open location code
8645Q67R+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27130352
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­grave_yard
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4715999
Wiki­data ID
Q22023801
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